Karl Kriete
Karl Kriete (born June 24, 1887 in Fähr / Blumenthal district , † October 24, 1968 in Bremen ) was a German painter and university professor.
Life
After studying at the Düsseldorf School of Applied Arts from 1905 to 1909, Kriete was a teacher at the Essen School of Applied Arts from 1912 . His teaching activities, for which he held a professorship from 1923, was interrupted by the First World War and ended in 1932. He then lived and worked in Worpswede until 1941 and then in Bremen- Burglesum .
During the period of National Socialism in Germany , Kriete had no opportunity to exhibit his works from 1935, but was able to continue working. In 1937 one of his works in the Kunsthalle Bremen was confiscated . In 1941 his library in Worpswede was confiscated by the Gestapo and he was not allowed to leave Worpswede for a week. In 1944 he was called up for military service.
The proceedings initiated by Kriete from 1950 to 1953 for recognition as a victim of National Socialism were refused.
Works (selection)
- The Prophet. OJ, India ink / colored pencil drawing
- The Girls. Design for a cigarette brand, around 1920, watercolor / tempera
- The bass violinist. 1922, woodcut
- Heathland near Wilsede. 1929, watercolor
literature
- Karl Kriete. In: Hans-Joachim Manske and Birgit Neumann-Dietzsch (eds.): “Degenerate” - confiscated. Bremen artist under National Socialism. On the occasion of the exhibition in the Städtische Galerie Bremen from September 6 to November 15, 2009, Städtische Galerie Bremen , Bremen 2009, ISBN 978-3-938795-10-1 ; Pp. 80-83
Web links
- The web address www.karl-kriete.de has been dissolved. Only two versions of the homepage with photos by Kriete are preserved in the Internet Archive:
- Version 1 ( Memento from December 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- Version 2 ( Memento from August 9, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
- "degenerate" - confiscated, Bremen artist under National Socialism. Announcement of the exhibition. staedtischegalerie-bremen.de, December 20, 2009(including photo by Der Prophet ).
- Karl Kriete at lot-tissimo
Individual evidence
- ^ Address book 1957, Bremen. State and University Library Bremen, accessed on March 6, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kriete, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ferry |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 24, 1968 |
| Place of death | Bremen |